Ning left the academy, damn near sure that he would be selected. Although nothing was set in stone yet, so he had to wait a week for the results to be out.
There were thousands of people trying to get in and only a hundred or so would enter, so Ning still had chances of failure, however little they may be.
He returned back to the city to spend the next week on his own. He returned to his hotel and immediately went to sleep.
Not only was he tired, but he also needed to sleep so he could be awake at night when the moon was out. That was the only time he could absorb essence after all.
He woke up late at night and drank the juices from one of the few remaining fruits. Just 4 more and it was over.
As soon as he drank the juices, his hunger, and drowsiness all seemed to fade away immediately. Once his mind was refreshed, he started using his absorption technique by the window where the moonlight was brightest.
